Pete Eichhorst

About Pete Eichhorst

Senior Information Technology and Innovation Strategy Leader with proven track record of cross-functional leadership and the ability to drive collaboration between IT and business organizations. Experience leading large-scale IT programs and diverse teams on fast-paced, international initiatives. Demonstrated ability to deliver innovative, award-winning solutions that increase revenue while controlling costs. Expertise: • Program, portfolio and project management, including hands-on PMO leadership• Application development utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies • Collaboration and strategic planning with senior-level IT and business executives• International, cross-functional team building and leadership• Enterprise-level software rollouts including SAP and Business Warehouse• IT infrastructure, security and networking team leadership• Strategic and Cultural Change Initiatives - Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen• Vendor, proposal and negotiation management• Big-data capture, storage and analysis• Financial management, capital and expense budget planning• End-User Services and Help Desk optimization based on ITIL principles• Manufacturing Execution System (MES) deployment and support• Medical device manufacturing in FDA-regulated environment• Manufacturing automation and PLC-driven software development• Innovation Strategy leadership including cross-functional Hackathons

Experience

1. Assistant Vice President, Software Development at Berkshire Hathaway - National Indemnity

   Berkshire Hathaway

   Oct 2020 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   Lead all areas of software development, managing a global team of internal and contract team members to create and customize software to meet stakeholder needs. Responsible for the strategic planning and development of methodologies and approaches to support the business needs as well as creation of technology strategies to continually improve performance. Responsibilities include leadership and management over all software development, business analysis, quality assurance and enterprise software engineering staff as well as ensuring effective collaboration between software and other technology and business teams throughout the company.

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BS, Computer Science

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Masters, Aeronautical Science

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Management
• IT Management
• Cloud Computing
• Manufacturing
• Team Building
• Six Sigma
• Analysis
• Risk Management
• Vendor Management
• Strategic Planning
• Process Improvement
• Team Leadership
• Veterans
• Business Strategy
• Project Management